Eat Healthy; Get Fit; Lose 100+ New Group 1st Weigh in Jan.

hiya sorry im late weighing in it always seems to be a sunday for me, sorry if i make your chart awkward katie, but im glad you take the time to do it keeps me motivated seeing the numbers!:flowerforyou:

anyway down to business...iv lost 2lbs new weight 246lb! really pleased with that because it was time of the month and was a hard week for me so woohoo!

heather x

Ok....my starting weight (just started Monday)
Start - 253 1/25
Goal weight - 130



Andee I agree this is the last of our same old same old. I think the Yo Yo diet stuff is a thing of the past. This feels different in many ways.

Jennifer

Hey I'm just wondering if any of you have every tried the sou diet? I had a bad eat weekend and wanted to flush out my system So I made some for the week! I have tried the diet before and with no exercise I lost 10 pounds so am going to try it this week and bought lots and fresh fruit and veggies and meats. Has anyone else tried this diet?

never heard of it.

Here are my numbers because I didn't get to weigh in until this morning. Sooooooo excited!!!

Starting weight 253 1/25/10
2/1/10 weight - 248
Total lost = 5 lbs.

5 pounds in a week. I know it won't always be that good of a loss but I am happy. I will start from this point forward making sure to get you my numbers on Sunday. Was out of town though so couldn't do it until this morning. Thanks!

Nevermind...ignore this. I forgot you guys weigh in on Friday. I weigh in on Sunday's so I will have to figure this out so that I can stay in this post with you all. Hmmmm....I will think of something.

Post whenever you like. Congrats on the 5lbs that is fantastic! Enjoy your week!!!

Hi all-- it's Becca 2010 here, back again with a different name. I (stupidly) quit MFP a few weeks back because I was spending too much time on here instead of doing other things. Sorry for not saying goodbye, it was rude. I had just ended a longterm relationship, was trying to sell a house (still am), getting settled in a new smaller place, and going back and forth across town between places... just got a bit overwhelmed.

ANYWAY, after leaving here, January turned out to be a bit of a bust diet-wise, and so I am BACK amongst you wonderful supportive people and starting over today, February 1st, weighing in at 303.4.

Katie, if you could erase all my prior info on the chart and start me from scratch at 303.4, that would be great. I love the chart idea. : )

Becca

Welcome Back! I was wondering where you ran off too! I'm so happy that you came back! Remember baby steps don't overwhelm yourself. We are all here for you!!!

Hi. I would like to join if it's not too late. I started weight loss June 2009. Starting weight was 312. I'm down to 244 and seem to be stuck there. My goal is 180.

Diana

Welcome! Congrats on the weight you have lost so far that is amazing!

Thank you - I will be sure to check back in on Friday for weigh in.

Diana

I like the weekly challenge Idea and the goals!!!

Hi everyone.. I hope it's not too late to join. I have started my weight loss program.. umm.. when i was.. 7 years old .. Nah I'm not joking.. since i can remember i have been looking at my self with " extra " pounds.. first it was 2-3-4 .. than 10-12.. than.. it was 20-25.. and at 23 years i was at my heighest of 285-290 lbs.. with more than 140 l bs extra..
So now i'm .. 28/29 years.. at 236/238.. For some reason i'm just stuck .. can't lose another oz .. for months now.. it's driving me crazy

I have my weight from jan 1.st it was 236.3.. Today i'm at 238.6 ?! .. It's crazy.. I know the fluctuation and the water and the sodium and the " time of the month " i know..e verything can mess up the scale.. but ..
it's not the time of the month
and i usually don't eat salty
i don't know what it is.. it just shows up and doesn't go away.

I exercise religiously 5x a week.. minimum 60 minutes.. and more.. ocasionaly 90 + minutes at a time..
Mostly do treadmill- and jillian m.. dvds also love billy blanks dvd's - tae-bo etc.. I do have the wii- but didn't do it in a long time..
i might start doing it again sometime..

I check all the ingridients- try to stay away from sythetics, " don't eat meat really that much, mostly chicken/ fish.. some beef..
no pork / no bacon.. don't drink alcohol - ever.. don't drink soda- probably.. never.. or.. once in a blue moon a sip-two..


Ok i guess that's all for now.. i will have to be patient - that's all there is to it.. its not easy.. i remember losing 2-3-4 lbs a week and still thinking it could be more.. and now i can't lose 1-2 lbs in a month .. just don't know why ?!

ok- off to my workout..

let's start with an easy goal first-
Next week (so starting this Friday, Feb. 5) everyone push to be sure to get in 8 to 10- 8oz glasses of water every day.
be very intentional to keep track of ounces for the week, the next Friday (Feb. 12) when you report your weigh-in on Friday, be sure to add how you have done with daily water

bosanka- if sodium is one of your issues with not dropping weight, added water might make the difference.
the other thing i might suggest is to change things up a bit. if you usually do the same exercise things, try to take a day or two off, then do the wii instead for a couple of days before returning to what you know. or---if you don't eat all your exercise calories, try eating them or eating half; if you already eat them try to not eat them or half of them. i know someone else who allows herself one day a week to eat what she wants (within reason) but always some over daily allowance amounts (she swears it helps keep her metabolism guessing, so she doesn't plateau {& is still dropping 2 -4 lbs a week}) she is also an exercise fiend. keep in touch, let us know how it is going.

-katie

hmmmm. i hadn't thought that through all the way. i don't want people getting carried away in order to get "the most". we could say everyone who makes the minimum of 64 oz a day is a winner.

(of course, for those who haven't started making 64 oz part of every day, any growth they make towards drinking more oz a day is a victory.)

or... we could have winners be the ones who increase their normal daily average by 8 to 16 additional oz.

what do you think? -katie

I like the water challenge. For the last month I have been very good about drinking 64-96+oz a day, however there have been days when I have been lax on the water... on those days I tend to snack more and guess what... I then go over my calories!

One way I am sure to get my minimum of water in each day is, I keep a case of water in my car. I drink two 16oz bottles on the way to work and two on the way home, everything else I drink is extra. I have a 32 mile commute each way, so I have no issue with having to gulp it down, just mindless drinking through bumper to bumper traffic:)

I'm a recovering diet pepsi addict. I haven't had soda in 8+ months. I am not a water drinker, but I am drinking 80 oz. of it a day. I'm doing slim4life (slimgenic) and it's required. After that much water, there isn't room for anything else. I've discovered that the first things I give up when I am not "dieting" is water, fruit, veggies, etc. I've been at the same weight for almost a month. Just can't seem to jiggle anything loose. My sons (adult) keep telling me to go off the diet for a week. I'm afraid that if I do that, I won't want to get back on the wagon. Everytime I go weigh in I hold my breath and then I'm disappointed. A 2-day plateau breaker starting tomorrow - guess it has to come off sooner or later. I'm tracking my calories and I'm sticking pretty close to 1200.

Diana
Starting weight: 312
Current weight: 244/245
Goal: 180

OK the results is in 235.2 was the magic number on the scale. That is a 2.6 lbs loss for the week. Yeah!

I can't wait to see how well everyone else has done this week! You all Rock!

I just need more information on our challenge/goal for the week.

Hugs everyone!